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Check out the online edition of the Spring 2017 issue of the GTU's Currents magazine! Highlights include an essay from our new dean, Uriah Kim, who celebrates the GTU’s present and shares his vision for its future, plus a reflection on the bridge-building power of spirituality and scholarship from our alum of the year, Jeffrey Richey. You’ll also get a glimpse of the newly remodeled collaborative learning space in our library, find updates about the Reverberating Echoes exhibition at the Doug Adams Gallery, and learn more about our upcoming interreligious conference on sustainability and the...

The Inauguration of Rabbi Daniel L. Lehman, Eighth President of the Graduate Theological Union, will be held at:
International House at University of California, Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720
(see map below)
Parking is available at the Stadium Parking Garage:
2175 Gayley Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720
(One block north of the International House)
Metered street parking is free after 6 pm.
If you arrive by car service or taxi you may be dropped off at the North entrance to International House, just beyond the main entrance.
If you are traveling by public transportation,...

Sarlo Award-winner Dr. Munir Jiwa reflects on art and Muslim identity, interreligious dialogue, and the growth of the GTU’s Center for Islamic Studies
From the Fall 2015 issue of Currents
What does it mean to be Muslim, and how does Islamic tradition find expression in contemporary life? Some might expect to find the answer to such questions by visiting a mosque or speaking with an imam. But throughout his academic career, Dr. Munir Jiwa has sought to address these questions more expansively. “Being Muslim is not just a theological commitment,” says Jiwa, “it can also be a cultural or...

An institution of higher learning unlike any other, the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley brings together scholars of the world’s diverse religions and wisdom traditions to advance new knowledge, share inspiration, and collaborate on solutions.